Vol. 3 No. 1 (2008)
Articles

Egg predators of an endemic Italian salamander, <em>Salamandrina perspicillata</em> (Savi, 1821)

Published 2008-06-01

How to Cite

Romano, A., Spilinga, C., Montioni, F., Fiacchini, D., & Ragni, B. (2008). Egg predators of an endemic Italian salamander, <em>Salamandrina perspicillata</em> (Savi, 1821). Acta Herpetologica, 3(1), 71–75. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2481

Abstract

We report new aquatic predators feeding on Northern spectacled salamander eggs, Salamandrina perspicillata, an endemic Italian species. Eggs were preyed upon by the leech, Trocheta bykowskii, and the trichopteran larvae of Potamophylax cingulatus and Halesus appenninus.